Here Are today’s football transfer stories, rumours, Done Deals and Football titbits as compiled by Our Man Paul Ayorinde, follow @El_Pauleta and @NewFanzone on twitter for more updates and an instant follow back.
Done deals:
– St Gallen have completed the signing of midfielder Gianluca Gaudino from Bayern Munich on an 18-month loan deal.
– AS Monaco have confirmed the loan departure of Gabriel Boschilla to Standard Liege until the end of the season.
Today’s reports and rumours:
– Newcastle are interested in Swansea midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, according to Sky Sports.
– Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini insists he is not looking to sign any new players in the transfer window.
– Lazio rejected a €50 million offer from Manchester United for Felipe Anderson in August but have not received a new bid since, the Italian club’s director of sport has confirmed.
– Juventus could make a major signing in the January window, according to boss Massimiliano Allegri.
– Nacho Monreal is set to extend his Arsenal contract until 2019, according to reports.
– Mario Gotze has ruled out leaving Bayern Munich for Liverpool this winter and said he has not heard anything from Jurgen Klopp.
– Louis van Gaal has said it is possible that Manchester United could make signings in the January window.
– Ricardo Rodriquez remains a £30 million target for Manchester United, according to Bild.
– Shakhtar Donetsk have yet to receive an offer for Alex Teixeira despite strong speculation linking the attacking midfielder with Chelsea, according to coach Mircea Lucescu.
– Sunderland have agreed a deal to sign former Hull City striker Dame N’doye, according to reports.
– Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is interested in signing Schalke winger Sidney Sam, according to reports in Germany.
– Tottenham winger Andros Townsend is open to going out on loan in a bid to secure more game time.
– Crystal Palace are prepared to meet a £22.5m buyout clause to sign Sporting Lisbon’s Algeria striker Islam Slimani, according to reports.
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– According to reports, Manchester United have made an approach for Paris Saint-Germain manager Laurent Blanc.
– According to reports in France, OGC Nice have had an opening €1m offer from AS Nancy’s midfielder Remi Walter rejected.
– West Brom boss Tony Pulis is planning a shock move for Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor, according to reports.
– Watford striker Odion Ighalo has emerged as a surprise summer transfer target for Arsenal, according to reports.
– According to L’Équipe, Ligue 1 side Bordeaux have made a €1.5m offer for Red Star Belgrade central defender Vukasin Jovanovic.
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– Felipe Anderson admits “I don’t know” whether he’ll be a Lazio player in February after Manchester United interest.
– AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani has confirmed “negotiations with Roma for Stephan El Shaarawy”
– Napoli reportedly rejected a €25million Newcastle United offer for Kalidou Koulibaly this morning.
Football tit bits:
– Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce has called on the Premier League to follow European leagues and introduce a winter
break to help the welfare of players.
– Paul Scholes launched a fresh attack on Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United side following their unimpressive FA Cup
win against Sheffield United at Old Trafford and claimed the home side’s players looked as bored as their supporters. “The players looked bored themselves. There’s no spirit, there’s nobody having a go at each other, there’s no smiling, there’s no entertainment. I think even Van Gaal on the bench looks bored, but he’ll come out and say he’s happy.” He said
– Luis Enrique has revealed he would not be attending Monday’s Ballon d’Or gala on Monday.
– Louis van Gaal insisted the result was all that mattered after his Manchester United side survived a major scare to see off Sheffield United in their FA Cup third round match.
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